Auxiliary water-closet seat.



J. G. STEPFEE.

AUXILIARY WATER CLOSBT SEAT.

APLIoATIoN FILED 11:13.16, 1909.

M533, Patented Feb.8,1910.

ATTORNEYS gym sar-'s rrniar ernten JOHN Gr.4 STEFFEE, OF NEV YORK, N. Y

AUXILIAR/Y WATER-CLOSET SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 16, v1909. Serial No. 478,155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. Srnrrnna citizen of the United States, and a resident ot the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county 'of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved Auxiliary Water-Closet Seat, of

which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

The'object of my invention is to provide a simple, auxiliary water-closet seat for the y use of small children in connection with the regular seat of a water-closet, privy, hospital commode, chamber or other night-soil receptacle, my auxiliary seat being so designed that it aiiords the maximum comfort and convenience and so that it can be placed upon the regular seat board used by adults, and maintained irmly in its proper position withoutfastening it 1n any way.

My auxiliary water-closet seat is of such ldesign and construction 'that `it can be stamped, molded or pressed in a `single piece, if need be, so that the necessity ot assembling several parts is'obvated.

The novel features of my invention are to be found in the provision and peculiar disposition ot' certain ribs, flangesand offsets, whereby I am enabled to produce a portable auxiliary seat which is not only very light and strong, but which is also applicable to any seat board employed by adults .Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. y

Figure l is a top plan View of my im proved auxiliary waterecloset seat; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of my improved vauxiliary water closet seat; and F ig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section showing my'auxiliary seat in position on a regular watercloset seat, provided with the usual hinged` cover.

My auxiliary water-closet seat has as onefof its distinguishing features, an outer rim 4,

which, it will be observed from Fig. 3 in particular, is of varying thickness, being thinnest at its outermost edge and increasing in thickness inwardly. rlChe rim is thus made of decreasing thickness in an outward directioiiin 'orde` that the cover 6 .of the closet may lie flatupon thei auxiliary watercloset seat, if it is desired to leave the auxiliary scat in place. The outer rim vv4 merges into an inwardly and downwardlyextending seat portion 3 which is suitably curved and shaped to constitute a comfortable seat'. The extreme edge of the llanged is turned downwardly to form anoiset 9, which defines the central opening 2er the auxiliary watercloset seat. In order that a sharp edge may not be presented, the junction of the'. offset and the seat portion is rounded as at 9a. The offsetA 9, furthermore, strengthens andA stiiiens the auxiliary water-closet seat, so that it can he made of very light construction. The under surface of the outer rim 4 of the auxiliary seat` also merges into a downwardly-curved rib 7,1so that a concave surface is formed which corresponds in general shape to the convex wall of the central opening of the regular seat board 5.

Knobs or buttons 8 are arranged in pairs at suitable points along the under surface of the outer rim 4 and'the rib 7 for the purpose of preventing the auxiliary seat from coming into direct Contact with the regular' seat board 5, so as to avoid contamination, and for the additional purpose of providing bearing points which will prevent the auxiliary seat from slipping, particularly if the child should slide otl the seat. For similar sanitary reasons I also provide the upper surface of the auxiliary seat with` knobs or buttons ll, which will prevent the cover 6 from directly touching the auxiliary seat.

By reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that "thecurved rib 7 and the curved offset 9 join each other at the front of the auxiliary seat so as to form two lips l0 which are sutliciently near each other to tall within a sharply oval or pear shaped central opening otl a regular seat board and vet far enough apart to permit clear communication with the bowl. The rib 7 and the offset 9 are in practice preferably formed by cutting away or stamping out sufficient material from the blank. The character of the material selected or the particular manuiao turing process employed may render it necessary to cut away or stamp out more or less ofthe material, so that there may notb'e a continuous open space between the oiset 9 andthe rib 7. Furthermore, it may be deemed expedient to remove sections of the rib 7 -itselt in the interest of lightness, for which reason the rib 7 need not necessarily be continuous so long as it provides a suflicient number of portions to bear against the,4 y regular seat. lt is evident' that the greater `porting or sustaining areas for 'the auxiliary erted by the offset 9, thereby provi ^ling even the amount of material that can be removed, the lighter will be the finished seat.

The manner of using my auxiliary seat is obvious. It is .merely necessary to place it upon the regular seat board, without in any Way attaching it. The outer rima coacts with the rib 7 to distribute the. strain downwardly and laterally against the regular seat board, thereby providing two supseat. The rib 7 acts as a wedging member,` rigidly holdingthe auxiliary seat against the wall of the opening of the regular seat board. If the child should slip forward from the seat, the bearing knobs 8 will prevent the displacement of' the auxiliary seat and possible injury to the child.

It is possible that on some seat boards having central openings of unusually 4large size, the rib 7 may fall so far within the central opening` of the regular scat board 5 that it will be unable to exert its normal wedging effect. Hence only the outer rim 4 rests on the regular seat board in' which case the rib 7 serves to supplement the stiffJ ening and strengthening effect normally exin this extreme case a perfectly safe and rigid support for the child. lflu'tlicrmore, the offset 9 and the rib T serve to preserve the shape of the auxiliary board and to prevent buckling. i

My improved auxiliary seat can be cut or pressed out of any suitable material. lt is portable and light, and is not in any way attached by fastening d evices to a water closet.

Having thus described my invention, claim as new and desire to .secure by Letters Patent.:

l. As an article of manufacture. an auxiliary water closet seat having aldownwardly projecting rib conforming approximately with the opening of' the regular water closet seat.v ah outer bearing rini, and an inner seat portion, said outer bearing rim and inner scat portion projectingfrom opposite sides of the rib.

2. As an article of manufacture, anl auxiliary water closet .si-at for use in connection with a regular water closct'seat. .said auxiliary scat being provided with dual bearing points, whereby thc strain exerted by the weight of an occupant of the auxiliary seat on the regular scatl is distributed on thel regular seat board in two'directions, approximately at right angles to each other, said auxiliary seat having an -inwardly projecting portion forming a resting surface or seat proper and defining the central opening therein.

3. As an article of manufacture, an auxiliary water closet seat for use in connection with a regular water closet seat, said auxiliary seat having an open front portion comprising an outer rim of varying thickness, adapted to rest on the regular water closet seat; a seat portion sloping-inwardly an'd downwardly from the rim; an offset projecting downwardly from the'seat portion and serving to define the central opening of the auxiliary seat; and a rib depending from the seat portion and curving into the rim to conform with the `general contour of the central opening of the regular Water closet seat. y

4. An auxiliary water closet seat for use in, connection with a regular water closet seat, said auxiliary water closet seat having a downwardly projecting rib and a downwardly projecting offset, and spaced lips formed by the rib `and the offset.

A childs auxiliary scat adapted to be imposed on the regula-r seat of a water closet, said auxiliary seat having an open front and comprising an outer sustaining rim; an invardly and downwardly extending seat portion; and a depending rib located intermediatc the inner and outer edges of the said auxiliary seat, the front ends of the said rib converging to terminate at the inner edge of the auxiliary seat, at the open front end of the said auxiliary seat.

6. A childls auxiliary seat adapted to be iniposetl on the regular scat of a water c1oset,

said auxiliary seat having an open front rnd .comprising an outer sustaining rim an inwardl;v and downwardly extending seat portion: and a depending rib located intermediate the inner and outer edges of the said auxilia ry seat, said rib following the general contour of the scat.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specificatioi-i in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. STEFFEE Witnessesf l lV.-\r.nx:u.\n Kanarrrrnnr, Joux P. DAVIS. 

